Incarnate: A Journey with the Earth’s Somatic Intelligence
With Taylor Marie Daniels, Melanie O’Driscoll
4 Week Residential Sabbatical
The Journey of the Universe Story tells us how we are a living expression of the universe. Our bodies and the body of the earth express this reality from moment to moment. The somatic (body) intelligence of the earth is an essential literacy we must develop if we are to truly embody a harmonious relationship with the earth and all her species.
Somatics describes a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and personal embodied experience.
Join us this October to journey through the circular lens of Celtic Christianity, the natural sciences and place-based Somatic Healing.
Our October Sabbatical Programme is a transformational experiential learning & healing retreat designed to give you space to rest and rediscover what it means to be incarnate on planet Earth.
As Teilhard reminds us “Matter is Spirit moving slow enough to be seen.” Our bodies are of the divine and a living expression of our evolving universe.
The Celtic Tradition has a rich offering of integral spirituality, rooted in the land, the four elements and the stories and language of place, while branching into the luminosity of Christ.
This 4-week immersion will invite participants into a deeply personal, gently facilitated healing space guided by the wisdom of the body, prayer and scripture.
This experiential course is designed to help you slow down to the pace of your inner being and truly listen to what is present to simply Be. As the famous axiom says, “you can only go as fast as the slowest part of yourself.”
What happens when we truly slow enough listen to the wisdom of the body and the Earth?
In this 4-week programme we will draw deeply from the wellsprings of:
Contemplative practice in the Mystical Christian Tradition.
The Celtic Christian way inspired by the Gospel, the Saints and the writings of John O’Donohue (author of Anam Cara).
The Journey of the Universe and Earth’s organic wisdom.
The Somatic experiencing methodology developed by trauma-healing expert Peter A. Levine.
Each week will include a pilgrimage to a sacred site on the East Coast of Ireland where our prayers, intention and healing will be deeply woven with the story of this ancient landscape.
Details
DATES
October 4-30, 2026
LOCATION
An Tairseach Ecology Centre
CATEGORY
4- Week Residential Sabbatical
FEE
€3500, includes course content, accommodation, tea/coffee snacks, a delicious 2 course dinner every day, prepared by our Chef using the best of organic produce from An Tairseach’s Farm.
To apply, a deposit of €500 is required to secure your place. Full payment required 1 month before the start of the Sabbatical.
NOTES
Places limited. For more information, please email info@antairseach.ie
Taylor Marie Daniels
Taylor Marie Daniels, RN-BSN, SEP; Founder, In Rooted Bloom LLC, is a trauma-informed Psychiatric Nurse and certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP™).
With over a decade of study in diverse healing modalities, she provides a holistic, embodied approach to nervous system restoration.
She integrates the intersection of Christic faith—viewing the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit—with somatic practices, supporting individuals in expanding their capacity for personal relationship and encounter with God's loving presence as an ever-available extended nervous system.
Approaching her work with awe and trust in the body's inherent intelligence and healing capacity, Taylor finds deep joy in holding ceremonial spaces, teaching, and serving at international retreats and online programs.
Key Qualifications and Trainings:
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), with 7+ years in pediatric mental health and trauma-informed care.
• Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, 3 year training through Somatic Experiencing® International.
• Experiential Dream Work with Leslie Ellis (nervous system healing through dreams).
• Bethel School of Supernatural Ministries.
• Mayan Abdominal Massage, Abdominal Therapy Collective (Rosita Arvigo lineage).
• Holistic Pelvic Care with Tami Kent (pelvic health, womb embodiment, and energetic balance).
Melanie O’Driscoll
Melanie O’Driscoll, Retreat & Programme Manager at An Tairseach, is a group facilitator with over 15 years’ experience working with groups in an engaging, dynamic way that encourages active participation and experiential learning.
Using a variety of team building and group dynamic techniques and practice, Mel specialises in working with group to co-create safety were authenticity, honesty and courageous curiosity are allowed to flourish.
After a life changing encounter with Christ, Mel’s interfaith journey grew roots in the Celtic Christian tradition through rosary prayers in Irish and pilgrimages to holy wells and sacred sites across Ireland and Europe.
Using ceremony, storytelling and ritual, she helps people to meet the land – the body of Earth – well, cultivating right relationship with place, self and other. Mel is passionate about creating space for encounter with land-based wisdom that Celtic Christianity offers us and how it can help us engage with the polycrisis of our time.
Key Qualifications and Trainings:
• Bachelor of Science from UCC in Biological Earth and Environmental science majoring in Zoology (graduation in 2016) with 10+years in environmental educator and group facilitation.
• OneSpirit Interfaith Ministry Training (graduation 2022) which included a 2 year training on spiritual counselling skills (Rogerian), training in the art of ceremony and ritual, experiential learning of different faith paths and deep personal biography healing. Since then, she has spent 4 years facilitating group healing journeys with sound, prayer and nature.
• Various leadership and facilitation trainings from the Meitheal team development in secondary school, Sustainable Development Goals advocate training with Development Perspectives in 2020 and Social Entrepreneurs Ideas Academy also in 2020.
• Foundational trainings in Non-violent communication and Restorative Practise.